Coat and skirt hanger



April 17, 1956 P. E. REINSCH COAT AND SKIRT HANGER Filed Feb. 5, 1954 IN VEN TOR. wZZfiam,

My invention relates to a hanger adapted to hold a coat and a skirt.

Among the objects of'my invention is to provide a hanger for holding a skirt firmly and without wrinkling.

' Another object is to provide a hanger upon which a skirt maybe easily and quickly hung and removed without the hanger being removed from a hook;

Another object is to provide a hanger economical of manufacture serving the double function, of holding a coat and a skirt. a My inventionalso contemplates such other objects,advantages and capabilities which will later more fully api pear, and which are inherently possessed by my invention.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawings preferred embodiments of my invention, yet it is to be understood that the same are susceptible of modification and change without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, Fig. 1 is front elevational view of the preferred embodiment of my grates Pa end and a corresponding spring member 24 is attached to the inner portion of end 16; Rod 22 when moved to 2 its uppermost position contacts spring members 23 and 24 with its opposite ends and is removably held by said spring members.

In use the top portion of a skirt is moved between.

tongues 18 and'19 and tongues 20 and 21. Rod 22 is moved downwardly out of contact with spring'members 23 and 24 toward the lower ends of said tongues. Since rod 22 is smaller in diameter than the extent of the space between opposite tongues, the skirt is firmly gripped and .The body member may be used for removably holding a coat without interfering with the skirt holding portion. It is also to be noted that the construction of my hanger enables buttons and loops which are present on many skirts'to slide in easily and will not interfere with the opv eration of mythanger.

, Having thus described my invention, 1 claim: 7 A coat and skirt hanger comprising a body member having a top central portion, integral opposite shoulder portions and integral opposite downwardly extending end portions adapted to hold a coat, a rod extending between and slightly short of contacting with said end portions, an

inwardly extending compressible spring member attached 1 p to the upper inner portion of each of said end portions,

coat and skirt'hanger; Fig. 2 is an end elevational view on line,2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view; Fig. 4 is an enlarged elevational view on line 4--4- of Fig. 1 showing the rod holding a skirt; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed view showing the rod in retracted position.

' tongues 18 and 19 are curved toward each other, so that the space between them at their lower beveled ends is sub-' stantiallyone half of the space between them where they first extend below shoulder 13.

Another pair of tongues 20 and 21 are attached at their upper portions to opposite faces of shoulder 14 and extend spaced from each other therebelow. At their lower portions tongues 20 and 21 are curved toward each other, so that the space between them'at their lower beveled ends is substantially one half of the space between them where they first extend below shoulder 14.

1,417,009 Woodward May 23, 1922 2,222,232 McOsher NOV. 19, 1940 7 2,421,307 Albrecht May 27, 1947' 2,517,336 Neal Aug. 1, 1950 said spring members adapted to be contacted by the ends of said rod to releasably hold the rod between them, and upontdownward pressure of said rod to release the rod for downward movement, a pair of tongues attached to each of said shoulder portions, each pair of tongues ex tending below the shoulder to which they are attached so that each tongue is longitudinally spaced from the other tongue in its pair, said rod extending laterally between each pair of tongues, each tongue integrally curving inwardly to theother tongue in its pair at its lower portion so that the space between them there is less than the diameter of said rod, said rod movable upwardly where the space between the tongues is larger than the diameter of said rod, theopen bottoms of said tongues and said rod adapted to receive the upper end of a skirt between them,

said rod movable downwardly to hold said skirt in contact with said tongues and then movable upwardly to release said skirt, and permit its removal through the open,

bottoms of said tongues.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Schaerer Sept. 6, 1955 

